Karuna Mission Social Solidarity

Scaling up Nutrition for Maternal & Child Health in Myanmar (SUN-->MACH)

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Description

Scaling up Nutrition for Maternal and Chihld Helath (SUN-->MACH) Program has been implementing in 100 villages of 5 State and Rergion in Myanmar by Karuna MIssion Social Solidarity - KMSS starting from March 2018. SUN --> MACH project will aim to ensure good nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life – starting from a mother’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday. SUN --> MACH has two primary targets – Mothers and SBAs. First, mothers are the caregivers involved in child feeding and nutrition, are able to influence the diet of all HH members, especially children under 2 years of age during the critical first 1,000 days. Second, community-based SBAs are closest and accessible health service providers to most of the women in remote areas. Improving skills and capacities of SBAs will help improve, family and community practice, and service delivery systems. Our strategy for these 2 primary targets is given below 1. Mother Care Groups: SUN --> MACH will mobilize mothers into “Mother Care Groups” (MCG), which could serve as a platform for women leaders in communities to deliver key nutrition messages. MCGs meet regularly to promote gender-equitable nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation practices. The messages would focus on (i) Women’s nutrition, specifically perceptions, and practices concerning nutrition in pregnancy and during lactation; and (ii) Beliefs, practices, and barriers that influence infant and young child feeding (IYCF). The MCGs will be used to promote growing diversified foods through home gardening; integrate practical activities which promote optimally IYCF practices using locally available and affordable nutritious foods; and train caregivers in food processing, preparation (cooking demonstrations), preservation and safe storage techniques. The project will contribute to nutritional status by promoting through MCGs - early initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, counseling and support for the feeding of low-birth-weight infants, feeding of adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding, and management of children with acute malnutrition. The project will, in turn, integrate key messages from WASH, as poor hygiene practices and diarrheal disease are significant contributors to malnutrition. 2. SBA: Many of our target areas are remote, and women respondents of our study have indicated that difficult to access health facilities as one of the reasons for poor health-seeking behavior. To partially address this gap of health services accessibility, SUN --> MACH will collaborate with the respective Department of Public Health (DoPH) for training and upgrading the knowledge of and skill of existing SBAs and new SBAs. SBAs will be provided safe delivery kits. Referral mechanism will be developed by project staff, SBA and MCG for referring to health facility case of obstetric emergency and difficult pregnancy. SBAs will organize immunization campaigns together with basic health staff. And the awareness session on safe motherhood and safe delivery and nutrition will also be organized.

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Location

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Myanmar (Burma)

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